Reviews
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Harvest Poems 1910-1960
This is kind of like Pulitzer Prize winning Sandburg’s greatest hits. Most poems are taken from his collected works, but a few were first published in this volume. To be honest, I had always...
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The Fighter
“The Fighter” is based on the true-life story of two brothers, both boxers, one of whom makes an unlikely (yet successful) bid for fame in the ring with the help of his one-time star...
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Warrior
“Warrior” was a smash home-run hit in my playbook. The plot is very interesting, and focuses as much on the complexities of family dynamics between two brothers and their father as it does on...
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Real Steel
I enjoyed “Real Steel”. A friend of mine saw it in the theaters, and she insisted I would like it, so one night we warmed up a pizza and plunked ourselves down in front...
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Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol
What a disappointment this film was. I have to admit, I struggled against an all-too-personal dislike of Tom Cruise in choosing to continue watching the “Mission Impossible” movie series (I am not a fan...
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In the Land of Blood and Honey
Angelina Jolie is widely recognized as one of the most beautiful women in the world, as well as one of the most talented actresses. Now, with “In the Land of Blood and Honey” she...
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People Like Us
I came home from a recent trip to find two free passes to the soon-to-be-released comedy-drama “People Like Us” in my mailbox. I have no idea how they got there, but movie afficionado that...
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Hitman
“Hitman” is a movie I really, really thought I would like. Reason being? It stars Timothy Olyphant (“Justified” star, memorable sidekick from “Gone in 60 Seconds”). That was my only reasoning for assuming “Hitman”...
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There Be Dragons
“There Be Dragons” is not, as the title might suggest, about science fiction or fantasy, but rather about an author who embarks upon a writing project more deeply personal than he could have ever...
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Joyful Noise
It’s awfully hard to imagine how a movie that includes Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah, two of my favorite actresses and singers, could possibly go wrong, and (what a relief) to watch a “Joyful...